STAR SIGNS

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Quitlurking on the fringes. It is timeto dive right into a discussion and let your views be known.Your novel ideas can be bothan icebreaker and a catalyst todynamic creativity.TAURUS (April 20-May 20):There is safety and security in predictable routines, ratherthan numbers. Performing fa-miliar tasks may be your com-fort food. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Pre-tend to be immune to criticism.If you play the part well enoughyou will find that a brief spateof stormy emotional seas willwash over you as though youwere the Rock of Gibraltar.CANCER (June 21-July 22):Take things a step at a time to achieve something enduring. Abrief bout of pessimism mightundermine your confidencejust when you need it the most.LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Straight-en your desk and balance thecheckbook. If you are orga-nized you will be more efficient and less likely to make a crucialmistake. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Sing for your supper. You know there is no free ride in thisworld and that you must payyour fair share. Make offers that are based upon a reason-able exchange.LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The answer, my friend, is blowingin the wind. You may look farand wide for the answer to adilemma. A loved one mightseem too tired out or preoccu-pied to join in the fun.SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Useyour noggin. You may perceivehow making changes, andcompromises, can solve prob-lems and offer a solution. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.21): It seems like a dog-eat-dog world. You may be challengedin your efforts to become the leader of the pack. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):The wise person knows when to forgive and bury the hatchet.Resolve a dispute by kissingand making up. If something is broken and cannot be fixed there’s no point fretting over it.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):Frequent interruptions and changes in plans might distractyou from holding the tranquilconversation you imagined. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):Don’t worry, be happy. Therecould be a tendency to dwell onan unimportant matter whilewhat is truly important escapesyour notice. IF OCTOBER 9 IS YOUR BIRTH-DAY: The world could be youroyster during the next four tofive weeks. You can embrace changes as well as opportuni-ties. You can display leader-ship qualities and new ideas that can turn into pearls of wisdom. The optimum time tobegin new business projects, or launch important plans, is be-tween now and mid-November when the world may bring you the answer to your prayers oran opportunity to shine bright-er than usual. You could makea significant business connec-tion in December.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2015

— Jeraldine Saunders

ACROSS 1 Dag-nabbit! 5 Harper Valley

grp. of song 8 Sophia and

others 14 Neighbor of

Santa Barbara 15 One with a

nest egg? 16 Martini

garnishes 17 Battlers 19 Examine

again 20 Executive

perks 22 Suitable 23 Hombre’s

home 24 Deck offi cer 28 Command

to Fido 30 Bausch’s

partner in medical products

34 Have a lofty goal

36 Irish luck 39 Lindstrom or

Zadora 40 Sitcom star-

ring Kevin James

43 Evening in an ode

44 Drive-thru purchase

45 Loan shark 46 Dinner and

a movie, perhaps

48 Costa __ 50 __ avis 51 Desensitized 54 Escort’s

offering 56 Committee

of university offi cers

64 At large 65 Of an

extremely small scale

66 Danny of “Radio Days”

67 Dict. entry 68 Okinawa city 69 Buys time 70 Diminutive

creature 71 Lawman

Wyatt

DOWN 1 Mike of

“Dirty Jobs” 2 Cleanser

brand 3 Boat cover 4 Father of

a foal 5 Luminous

impression not caused by light

6 Cylinder-shaped

7 Latin handle

8 Writer Federico Garcia __

9 Bread spreads

10 Ceremonial 11 Fifty-fi fty 12 Cozy retreat 13 Boomers aloft 18 Actress Claire 21 Staff sign 24 With __

breath 25 Milo or Tessie 26 All done in 27 No-good-__ 29 Pathogenic

bacteria 31 “Aida” or

“Thais,” e.g. 32 Prospector 33 Iraqi port 35 Crater edge

37 Go head-to-head

38 Pending starter?

41 “Ninotchka” star

42 Belg. location

47 Join up 49 Price-fi xing

grp. 52 Kennedy’s

Secretary of the Interior

53 Windows predecessor

55 Hollywood studio’s letters

56 Sheep appeals

57 Last bio? 58 Sector 59 Lose vitality 60 Strauss’ “__

Alpensinfonie” 61 March Mad-

ness letters 62 Asian wild

goat 63 Open-handed

whack

Answers to all of today’s puzzles are on the comics pages. The New York Times crossword and the bridge column appear in the classifi eds. See A1 index for page number.

10/9/15

A DAILY CROSSWORD

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SUDOKU PUZZLEComplete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 boxcontains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.

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